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* [[1639]] - Already two years old but usually called simply "the New College", [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was named after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. | * [[1639]] - Already two years old but usually called simply "the New College", [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was named after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. | ||
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'''[[March 13]]''': '''[[Fast of Esther]]''' in [[Judaism]], '''[[Commonwealth Day]]''' ([[2006]]<!-- 2nd Monday in March-->). | '''[[March 13]]''': '''[[Fast of Esther]]''' in [[Judaism]], '''[[Commonwealth Day]]''' ([[2006]]<!-- 2nd Monday in March-->). | ||
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* [[874]] - The remains of '''[[Patriarch Nicephorus I of Constantinople|Saint Nicephorus]]''' were brought back to [[Constantinople]] to be [[Burial|interred]] at the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]]. | * [[874]] - The remains of '''[[Patriarch Nicephorus I of Constantinople|Saint Nicephorus]]''' were brought back to [[Constantinople]] to be [[Burial|interred]] at the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]]. | ||
* [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] | * [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]]'''. | ||
* [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' | * [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] was [[assassination|assassinated]] in a [[Nihilism|Nihilist]] plot by [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]. | ||
* [[1921]] - [[Mongolia]], under the '''[[Roman Ungern von Sternberg|''Black Baron'']]''', proclaimed its [[independence]] from [[China]]. | * [[1921]] - [[Mongolia]], under the '''[[Roman Ungern von Sternberg|''Black Baron'']]''', proclaimed its [[independence]] from [[China]]. | ||
* [[1954]] - [[Viet Minh]] forces under [[Vo Nguyen Giap]] unleashed a massive [[artillery]] barrage on the [[Military of France|French military]] to begin the '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the final [[battle]] in the [[First Indochina War]]. | * [[1954]] - [[Viet Minh]] forces under [[Vo Nguyen Giap]] unleashed a massive [[artillery]] barrage on the [[Military of France|French military]] to begin the '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the final [[battle]] in the [[First Indochina War]]. | ||
Revision as of 09:46, 12 March 2006
March 13: Fast of Esther in Judaism, Commonwealth Day (2006).
- 874 - The remains of Saint Nicephorus were brought back to Constantinople to be interred at the Church of the Holy Apostles.
- 1781 - William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
- 1881 - Tsar Alexander II (pictured) of Russia was assassinated in a Nihilist plot by Ignacy Hryniewiecki.
- 1921 - Mongolia, under the Black Baron, proclaimed its independence from China.
- 1954 - Viet Minh forces under Vo Nguyen Giap unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French military to begin the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the final battle in the First Indochina War.
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